9. Unwanted Surprise

Yuki sighed. It's been a month since she moved back home and she's hardly got to see the guys. Her father and step-mother has had her with his for just about every second of every day. They have been to several parties in past few weeks. They were at a party now. This one was at their own house. Her father and step-mother were celebrating their wedding anniversary and of course the media was there to cover the anniversary party and…..to be the first to get the scoop on some big announcement her father was going to announce?

Yuki couldn't help but wonder if her step-mother was going to have a baby. She quickly dismissed that little accusation when she remembered her step-mother did want to loose her figure. Yuki was sitting off by herself watched everyone else whirl around the ballroom when her father walked up to her with a young man, a few years older than herself, wearing a expensive looking slick black tux and dark brown hair and harse brown eyes. "Hello, father."

"Yuki, are you enjoying yourself?"

"Yes….father." Yuki wanted to smack herself. No she wasn't have a good time. In fact she was miserable without her boys, especially Raph.

"Yuki, this is Max."

"If is very nice to meet you, Yuki." Max took her hand, kissed it then looked her in the eyes. Something in his eyes gave her a bad feeling but she had to be nice.

"Nice to meet you." Yuki gave him a fake smile.

"Max is the son of a really good friend of mine. I would like you two to get to know each other. Max, how about you dance with my daughter?"

"It would be my pleasure, sir." Max, not even asking her like a gentleman would, grabbed her hand and dragged her out on the floor. He put her hands on his shoulder and placed his arms around her waist pulling her close to him, making her upset and very uncomfortable. "You are a very beautiful young woman."

"Thank you." Yuki smile politely. You creep! I should call the boys! Then let's see how beautiful you think I am!

"It's a bit stuffy in here. Let's get some air."

"I don't….oh!" Yuki had not time to protest as he swept her through the swirling people and out the back door.

"You father was right."

"Right?"

"I think we are going to be very happy together. You are such a sweet girl."

"Together? What are you talking about?"

"You are very lovely." Max began to stalk over to her. Yuki was leaning against the house so she had nowhere to go when he stalked up to her and placed his hands on the house beside her head.

"What are you talking about?"

"My dear, do you know what this party is about?"

"Of course it's celebrating my father and step-mother's wedding anniversary."

"You are such a little naive child. This party isn't just to celebrate you parent's tenth wedding anniversary."

"Tenth? This isn't their Tenth wedding anniversary. They've only been married a few months." Yuki felt like a ton of bricks hit her. Something wasn't right.

"You little child, this party is to announce our engagement."

"What?" Yuki stood there paralyzed. She couldn't move. She couldn't think.

"That's a good girl. Just relax. Everything is going to be just fine." Max pressed his lips to hers. It took her a few seconds to recover from what he said to realize what he was doing. She pushed him away.

"What are you doing?"

"Calming what's mine." Max tried to kiss her again but she fought him this time. He grabbed and pinned her arms to the house, proving he was stronger than he looked.

"I am NOT yours!"

"Now, now, just close your eyes." Max said before pressing his lips to hers once more. Yuki still tried to fight him by keeping her mouth closed tight. But he managed to force his tongue in her mouth. Tears began to stream down her face. No! This can't be happening! Raph! I'm sorry! Yuki had to break her promise to her boyfriend. She powered up just enough to force Max away from her.

Yuki gasped for air as she dropped to the ground. Max stumbled backwards and landed on is back side, lucky for Yuki, he didn't seem to notice her powers. "You're a naughty little girl."

"Stay away from me!" Yuki screamed, leaped to her feet and dashed back inside. She had to get away from him, from everyone. She tired to hurry through the crowd to get to her room but there was just too many people.

"Ah, there you are, Yuki." Her dad came up to her, put his arm around her shoulders and began to lead her somewhere.

"Sorry, father. I need to go to my room for a minute."

"That can wait. I have an announcement to make."

"But…."

"Welcome, my honored guests." Her dad ignored her as he began his announcement. "Thank you all for joining up to celebrate our wedding anniversary."

The crowd cheer and clapped as the media took picture and recorded this moment. He help up his hand to signal them to be quiet before continuing. "But I have another wonderful announcement. As you all know my daughter is becoming a beautiful young woman…and there for…"

Yuki twitched as Max came walking through the crowd. "I am proud to announce…"

Max stood beside Yuki, she forced herself not to slug him or run. "….the engagement of my daughter Yuki to Max Gill Senior's son, Max Gill Jr."

Yuki's world just crashed down on her at the announcement. "No….no…."

"That's right." Max grabbed her arm before she could do anything and twisted it behind her back, but stood where no one could see what he was doing. He leaned close to her and whispered. "Behave and you won't get hurt."

She could barely hear his threat over the sounds of her world crumbling and the cheers and claps of the crowd. "No…no….Leo…."

"Congratulations!"

"This is so exciting!"

"A union between the Whites and Gills! That will be the wedding of the century!"

"Leo….Leo…." No one heard Yuki as she tried to get a hold of Leo. Max, still holding her arm behind her back, and her parents were thanking their guests. Suddenly she couldn't take it anymore and exploded. "LEO!"

Everyone turned to look at her. She managed to force Max to release her arm and bolted out of the room. Leo! Leo! Please! Answer me!

***** Leo was down in the lair practicing with his katanas. They were slowly getting back to their normal routine. Leo! Leo! Please! Answer me!

Yuki? Yuki, what's wrong? Leo asked as he stopped his training.

Leo, I need to. I need to see you! NOW!

Hold on, I'll get the other and we'll.

NO! Just you! I just need to see you! Please, Leo?

Ok, Yuki. I'll bright there.

"Hey, Leo, have you seen my…." Don looked up from his paper he was holding to find Leo was gone. "Huh? Hey, Raph? Mikey? Where's Leo go?"

"He was practicing." Mikey replied.

"He's not now." Mikey and Raph looked to Don then around for Leo. He was gone.

"Oh great." Leo mumbled as he pulled up to Yuki's house on the Shell Cycle, which he decided to use since it would get to Yuki's faster than the Battle Shell. He didn't count on there being tons of vehicles parked around. He had no choice but to park to bike in some bushes and scale the wall then up to Yuki's room.

The room was dark except from the moonlight pouring through the open balcony doors. He saw Yuki sitting with her back against the door, her legs pulled up to her chest and her arms wrapped around them. "Yuki?"

Yuki looked up at him with tears streaming down her face. Leo suddenly felt her pain and what happened to her flashed through his mind. "Oh no. No. Oh Yuki. You poor baby."

Yuki leaped up from the floor, flung herself into his arms and cried into his chest. Leo remained silent at he kept one arm around her and stroked her hair. She shook her head. "No! This can't be happening! It can't be! I won't! I won't do it!"

"It's ok, Yuki. We won't let that happen. He won't take you away from us." Yuki tried to focus on what he was say but she just couldn't. What her father wanted, her father got. She shook her head as her knees gave way and she shrunk down to the floor with Leo kneeling with her. Slowly her tears began to subside. "We'll think of something."

Yuki finally pulled away to looked at him. He placed a hand on her face and smiled. There was a knock on the door, it was her step-mother. "Yuki! You get your butt downstairs NOW and say thank you and goodbye to our guests! Do you hear me, young lady?"

"Yes!" Yuki snapped.

"Don't take that tone of voice with me, young lady!" She threatened.

"Sorry. I will be right down." Yuki composed herself just enough to please her step-mother.

"You gonna be alright? You know if you need to just come to that lair."

"I know." Yuki brushed her tears away as they stood up. "I should get back downstairs."

"You want me to stay?"

"No. That's ok. You go on back to the lair."

"Alright then." Leo kissed her cheek then turned to leave.

"Leo?"

"Yeah?"

"Please…..don't tell him."

"Huh?"

"I don't want him to blow up and go after Max, even though he deserves it."

"You sure?"

"Yes."

"Ok then. I love you, Baby Girl."

"Love you too, Aniki." With that the two teen smiled and went their ways. Yuki went downstairs and bit her guest farewell, successfully avoiding Max. Once everyone was gone Yuki just started cleaning up, she had to distract herself. It was working until she picked up a congratulations card. It read: Congratulations on your Ten Year Anniversary may you life be filled with many more years of happiness. "Ten years? That can't be…..Max said the same…."

Yuki dropped everything but that card and ran to her father. He was upstairs in his room with his wife kissing and each holding a glass of wine when Yuki busted open the door. "Yuki! What are you doing?"

"What is this? You two haven't been married for TEN YEARS!"

"Uh…" Her father stared at the card in her hand.

"You stupid child. We have been married for that long."

"No! You're lying! He was married to my mother! Not you! Dad?"

"Your mother wanted you to think that. We got divorce years ago. She just wanted you to have two parents and not go through a messy divorce." He chuckled. "She was always one for blissful happy life."

"No…..no…." Yuki couldn't believe it. They both lied to her. Everyone lied to her. To her whole life. She spun around and ran.

"What an ungrateful little brat." Her step-mom said.a